"But is Ma Shou … a very powerful official position?" Tachika Fujimaru asked the few people beside her in confusion.
"But Ma Shou, you can say he's good, but he can also be average."
The one who answered her question was Yin Shun of the Treasury Department. He thought for a moment, as if he was thinking about something. "This official position itself is an idle position. There are more than ten idle positions of this level. But after all, he came from Edo. No one can neglect him, not even the chief warden of Songping."
However, Ma Shou's official position was only an official position. He did not have any duties or responsibilities. He was equivalent to a guest official. Since he came from Edo, he must be an important figure in the shogunate. Even if he was a famous person in the country, he could not be neglected. It was a bit like the emperor's special envoy.
"Furthermore, this person is Liu Sheng. If he's Ma Shou, then we'll have to be even more careful."
He continued to add, "After all, in this era, when it comes to Yagyuu Dan Ma Shou, it must be the father of Yagyuu Jubei Wei, Yagyuu Muneki!"
Although Miyamoto Musashi was indeed a very famous great swordsman in Japan, after all, it had more than 2,000 years of history. There were still countless powerful swordsmen like the stars in the sky.
The Yagyuu family was one of them.
Yagyuu Shizhouzhai Zongyan, Yagyuu Danma Shou Zongju, Yagyuu Shizhouzhai Zongyan, Yagyuu Shizhouzhai Zongju, Yagyuu Shizhouzhai Zongju, Yagyuu Shizhouzhai Zongju, Yagyuu Shizhouzhai Zongju, Yagyuu Shizhouzhai Zongju.
Among them, Yagyuu Ten Soldiers, Wei Sanyan, was rumored to have swordsmanship that surpassed Yagyuu Shizhouzhai and Yagyuu Dan Ma Shou. He was the strongest swordsman of the third generation, but Yagyuu Dan Ma Shou's reputation was greater than his.
Not only had he practiced Yagyu Shin-yin Ryu to the extreme, but he was also the swordsmanship teacher of the second and third generation generals of Tokugawa. He was deeply trusted by Tokugawa, and he was a famous politician and military strategist in history. He was very good at strategy.
Among the swordsmen of this era, other than Miyamoto Musashi, Yagyu Danma Shou was the most famous.
"No matter how powerful he is, he's just an ordinary person … He doesn't seem to be that simple."
Esders also looked at the old swordsman who was giving a speech in the crowd with an interested look on his face. "Although he is indeed an ordinary person, my intuition tells me that this old guy is quite extraordinary. Interesting."
With just one look, anyone could tell that this old man was not ordinary. Even ordinary people could vaguely sense the sharpness in his bones, not to mention the swordsman who was proficient in swordsmanship.
Anyone who could become the center of attention and one in ten thousand miles would have their own unique aura. For example, emperors and generals would give people a sense of leadership, while swordsmen and other martial artists would have dou qi, and assassins would also have a murderous aura.
The sharpness that the old swordsman gave off was due to the sword aura that he vaguely possessed.
It could be called "Qi", but it could also be called "momentum".
It was an imposing aura that faced all difficulties and obstacles head-on and cut off all unfairness and danger. If he made a move against someone, then he didn't need to draw his sword. Merely a gaze that contained an imposing aura was sufficient to cause the person to be terrified, uneasy, and have a great drop in their fighting spirit.
Ryuga's gaze also fell on Yagyuu Danma Shou's body.
At first glance, this old man seemed to be just an ordinary person. He was just flesh and blood. Although he practiced swordsmanship, his physical strength was far beyond that of ordinary people. No matter how strong he was among ordinary people, he was still not the opponent of a servant.
However, his momentum was quite terrifying.
Although this kind of momentum suppression did not work on Ryuga, it did not prevent him from recognizing the opponent's strength. In terms of swordsmanship, this guy could definitely be ranked in the top of history.
"The chaos of the Shimabara …"
Different from other people's focus, Tachika Fujimaru was concerned about the chaos of the Shimabara that the old man had just mentioned. She suddenly understood.
"By the way, this year is indeed the second year after the end of the Shimabara Rebellion."
She seemed to have realized something and then looked at Ryuga.
Ryuga noticed her gaze and also looked back at her.
After the two of them looked at each other, they both tacitly agreed with their previous conjecture.
The so-called "Shimabara Rebellion" referred to the peasant uprising that occurred between 1637 and 1638 to resist the oppression and religious persecution of the shogunate. It lasted for a total of four months.
The leader of the uprising was a 16-year-old Catholic boy named Shiro Amakusa. According to history, he was extremely courageous and resourceful. With an army composed of more than 30,000 ordinary people, he won successive victories and took over many territories. The shogunate was so scared that they quickly mobilized various troops and besieged the city with 120,000 troops for more than two months. Because of the lack of supplies, the rebel army was defeated.
Because of this, in the eyes of the believers, Shiro Amakusa, who led this religious uprising, was also known as a "saint" in Japan. They compared him to famous saints in history such as George, Joan of Arc, and Martha.
The current time was 1639. It was only a year after the end of the Shimabara Rebellion. Yagyuu Danma Shou said that his subordinates had experienced the Shimabara Rebellion. The time was indeed reasonable.
"But it was just a 120,000 versus 30,000 battle. Can soldiers who have experienced that kind of battle be regarded as elites? Elites in this era are really cheap. "
Speaking of elites, the troops under Esders's command that had experienced slaughtering the foreign tribes in the south, killing the foreign tribes in the north, and defeating the foreign tribes in the west were the real elites. This kind of army that had participated in a 120,000 versus 30,000 battle was at best at the level where they had just seen blood.
"However, it doesn't matter what the army does … This man is very strange."
Ryuga's attention was all on Yagyuu Danma Shou, who was riding a horse below. Then, she turned off all the extra senses in her body and activated the ability of [Transparent World].
"For an old man, his vitality is too exuberant."
Under the observation of his [Transparent World], Yagyuu Danma Shou's body was very healthy. And probably because he deliberately controlled it, the blood flow in his body, the heartbeat, and the rise and fall of his muscles were very gentle and strong. It was as if he was accumulating the power to kill people at any time.
However, for an old man who was nearly 70 years old, his body was too healthy. His health was abnormal, and his vitality was inexplicably exuberant. It was as if he could be resurrected even if he was chopped to death.
As if sensing his gaze, Yagyuu Danma Shou immediately turned his head and looked at Ryuga, who was standing by the window on the second floor. The sword energy in his eyes was very oppressive.
Ryuga turned a blind eye to this momentum, but her eyes were still looking at him.
Yagyuu Danma Shou's eyes swept over him, and even his heartbeat did not accelerate. Then, his eyes turned to Miyamoto Musashi beside him.
"Thump, thump!"
At this moment, his heartbeat was obviously faster for a moment.
Liu Xia, on the other hand, had already noticed the change in him. She narrowed her eyes slightly.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
